“Every day, I think about my family, my children, and the future.” Two years ago, Magheswaran Naganathy fled Sri Lanka. Along with Ratha Sivaramalingam, Puniya Sundarampillai, and about 50 other Tamils, he now lives in a refugee camp run by the Salvation Army in Zollikofen, close to Bern…
Family Foibles is a series of five half-hour documentaries that examine contemporary Australian families. Each story revolves around a family confronting a problem. These range from the relatively benign issue of omission in the telling of a family history to domestic violence and the threat of family…
Directed, written, filmed and edited by Rustin Thompson Best Documentary/Tacoma Film Festival "Beautifully shot, excellently edited and so raw and personal and tender it held me from start to finish." –Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival "A poignant portrait. The way the…
For children and young people forced into delicate treatments and long hospitalizations, distance learning is not a choice or an emergency solution. It is the only possibility to guarantee education and the opportunity of growth and training for their future. Better yet, it is a mere resemblance of normality…
Director: Valeria Messina A documentary set in the Gold Fields of Western Australia in 1907 revolving around an Italian immigrant. It all started in Gorno, Bergamo, a small town on the slopes of Mount Arera, in the Rice valley, where institutions and volunteers are involved in a tough job of restoring…
My Name Is Pedro is an essential and timely reminder of the importance of great educators that exist within the infrastructure of our country's public education system.This award-winning film, from first time director Lillian LaSalle, explores the seemingly impossible journey of South Bronx Latino…
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/my-name-is-salt-p646.aspx by Farida Pacha color, 92 min, 2013 in Gujarati with English subtitles Year after year, Sanabhai brings his family to a seasonal saline desert in Gujarat India, where they harvest…
Year after year, Sanabhai brings his family to a seasonal, saline desert in Gujerat India, where they harvest what they proudly proclaim to be the world's whitest salt, using the same painstaiking, manual techniques as generations before them. Hardship and exploitation loom large in this film, but…
The National Gallery of London is one of the world’s greatest art galleries. It is full of masterpieces, an endless resource of history, an endless source of stories. But whose stories are told? Which art has the most impact and on whom? The power of great art lies in its ability to communicate…
A real life comedy spin on the film called Monsoon Wedding about my niece. The film was shot over 10 days with 10 ceremonies highlighting the cost, comedy, culture, ceremonies and all other 'C' words that come to mind. For more information click here; https://www.myniecesbigfatdelhiwedding.com/
Looking one's best is one of life’s inescapable priorities. But what do you do when YOU think you look good and YOUR MOTHER is convinced what you need more than anything else is a nose job? My Nose is a personal documentary that explores my mother's preoccupation with my nose .…
---- English ---- English subtitles I'll tell you how I found out that the nudist movement existed, my first experience where I thought they would kidnap me, how I got to know several groups and how I founded with my partner the largest nudist community in Mexico with less than 25 years of age. ----…
